“Speaking of Grief” is a monthly podcast of frank conversations about death, loss and grief presented by Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross and bereavement specialists Jamie Boshears & Simone Brock. Episodes tackle topics and questions in a compassionate, and even humorous manner. Candid conversations address about how everyone’s journey of grief is unique to them, along with help for the listener to navigate their own path through loss. Special guests from time to time include real people - just like you - who share their personal stories of loss, the ways they have found to continue living with loss, and that while loss never disappears, time brings hope on the journey to healing. Listeners can email questions and recommended topics for discussion to contactus@arkansashospice.org.
Finding Hope and Meaning in Life with Dr. Christopher Kerr
Finding Hope and Meaning at Life’s End with Dr. Christopher Kerr What can the experiences of people nearing the end of life teach us about love, loss, and living? In this episode of Speaking of Grief, bereavement specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock welcome Dr. Christopher Kerr, hospice physician, researcher, and author of Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning at Life’s End. Dr. Kerr is the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive Officer at Hospice and Palliative Care Buffal...
14 Feb 2023
Children Experience Grief, Too
Grief is a very personal journey that takes everyone on a different path. But perhaps some of the loneliest and most forgotten along the way are children. As parents struggle to deal with their own grief when a loss occurs in a family, children experience real grief too. And, this grief can be overlooked and misunderstood. Join this special episode dealing with children's grief with special guest Greg Adams, LCSW, ACSW, FT. He is Program Coordinator for the Center for Good Mourning and Staf...
5 Oct 2022
A Conversation with The Hospice Doctor's Widow
Being a caregiver for someone with a life-limiting illness presents many difficulties. When the patient is a physician who practices hospice care those difficulties are compounded. Join our hosts Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross, and Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock, as they have a candid conversation with author Jennifer O’Brien and what led to her book The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal, where she shares her intimate caregiving a...
30 Nov 2021
Grief During the Holidays
The journey through loss is difficult under any circumstances, but during the holidays it can be incredibly challenging. In this special episode of "Speaking of Grief," Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross, along with bereavement specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock discuss in a candid manor the undue pressure those who are grieving may place upon themselves, as well as offer coping tools and methods for dealing with grief through the holidays.
1 Sept 2021
All Things Hospice - Part Two
Part two of a special series that discusses in-depth the aspects of hospice care. Hosted by Arkansas Hospice Bereavement Specialist Jamie Boshears, with special guests Dr. Brian Bell, Chief Medical Officer for Arkansas Hospice, and Dr. Neil Wyatt, Associate Medical Director for Arkansas Hospice.
1 Aug 2021
All Things Hospice
Hosted by Arkansas Hospice Bereavement Specialist Jamie Boshears, with special guests Dr. Brian Bell, Chief Medical Officer for Arkansas Hospice, and Dr. Neil Wyatt, Associate Medical Director for Arkansas Hospice. This is the first of a two-part series on the beneficiary role of hospice care in the end-of-life journey. In this episode, the myths of what hospice care is and is not are addressed, the differences between hospice and palliative care, and stories of what lead these tw...
1 Jul 2021
Minimizing Grief - Just Don't Do It!
Family, friends, even colleagues at work can unknowingly minimize the grief an individual is experiencing due to loss. Not allowing one to take their own grief journey can add additional pain to their experience and slow the healing process. Hosted by Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock, along with Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross, this episode helps bring to the surface the right ways - and the wrong ways - to interact with those around us w...
1 Jun 2021
Losing a child to addiction
Dealing with the loss of a child to addiction is an indescribably traumatic experience. In this episode, our guest, Doug Ballinger, shares about the loss of his son and how Arkansas Hospice's community-based grief support system has helped him on his grief journey. Hosted by Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock, this episode brings clarity and coping mechanisms for those experiencing this unique loss in the midst of a pandemic.
1 May 2021
Pandemic Pandemonium; COVID-19 and Ambiguous Loss
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on us all. Those who are grieving and have suffered loss are no exception. As dealing with the “D” word, death, is avoided and denied in our society, the toll of social distancing and limitations placed on face-to-face contact between healthcare workers and those who are grieving has been exponentially compounded. Hosted by Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross, and Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock, this e...
26 Mar 2021
Don't let grief fool you
This premiere episode features a candid discussion by our hosts, Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross and Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock. Understanding that it's ok to grieve in your own way, as well as dispelling the myths and misunderstanding our society places on those who are grieving are unpacked by our hosts.
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